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decandrum \\ill be at once seen. — Near Croydon, Surrey. Mr. 
Dickson ! A. V. ? E. 
6. C. tetrandrum (Curt.) ; 1. elliptical-oblong uppermost 1. and 
bracts ovate or nearly orbicular blunt, sep. lanceolate very acute 
attenuated upwards their sides broadly membranous and apex 
with a central nearly excurrent herbaceous line, caj)s. a little 
longer than the calyx straight, fruitstalks elongated reflexed. — 
Curt. Lond. ii. 93. — FI. large, from the forks of the stem. 
Bracts broad round and herbaceous. Distinguished by its re- 
flexed fruit, broad round bracts, and oblong 1. the lowest nar- 
rowed into a long stalk. — Tynemouth and Shetland. A. V. E. S. 
** Root truly perennial, with prostrate leafy shoots. Pet. 
longer than the calyx. 
7. C. alpinum {h.) ; hairy, st. ascending, 1. ovate ovate-oblong 
or lanceolate, fl. few, sep. bluntish with membranous margins, 
bracts herbaceous their margins often narrowly membranous, 
caps, nearly cylindrical curved at the end, seed small acutely 
tubercled, fruitstalks obliquely patent. — E. B. 4/2. Koch in St. 
64. 3. — Pubescence long, silky. St. mostly simple, elongated, 
prostrate or ascending. Fl. 1, 2 or 3 together, in a forked pa- 
nicle, shorter than their stalks. Bracts with slightly membra- 
nous margins. (See Watson in Phytol. ii. 93.) — Alpine parts of 
Scotland and the north of England. P. VI. — VIII. E. S. 
8. C. latifolium (h.) ; pubescence short, sf./jrosfrafe ccespitose, 
1. elli])tical or lanceolate, fl. 1 — 3, sej). blunt with membranous 
margins, bracts herbaceous, caps, slightly narrowing straight, 
seeds large rugose, fruitstalks obliquely patent. — E. B. 473. R. 
4975 . — Barren shoots usually long. L. variable in shape. — /3. 
glaciate-, 1. roundish-ovate dark green, ped. short, fl. large, st. 
short densely leafy. Koch in St. 64. 13. — Alpine parts of Wales 
and Scotland. /3. Unst, Shetland. Mr. T. Edmondston. P. V. 
E. S. 
9. C. arvense (L.); st. ascending prostrate below, 1. linear- 
lanceolate, fl. numerous, sep. and bracts lanceolate slightly acute 
with membranous margins and apices, caps, at last longer than 
the calyx, seeds small acutely tubercled. — E. B. 93. — St. long. 
Fl. 7 — 14, in dichotomous panicles. Fruitstalks erect, bent 
just under the caly.x. — strictum; st. and 1. glabrous. — In 
gravelly and chalky places. j3. Arran, Ireland. Mr. Andrews. 
P. IV.— VIII. 
Order XVI. MALVACEAE. 
Sep. 5 or 3 or 4, more or less connected below, often double, 
aestivation valvate. Pet. as many as the sepals, aestivation twist- 
ed. Stam. monadel 2 )hous, indefinite; anth. 1 -celled, reniform. 
